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First documentary evidence for a Christian found in Oxy papyri
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gmatthews

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February 28, 2015 - 2:29 am

 I guess this is kind of a minor thing, but amongst the Oxyrhyncus papyri a fragment has been found with the earliest known documentary reference to a Christian in Egypt.  Documentary papyri are those with everyday interactions such as deeds of sale, letters to your uncle, local notices, and in this case a summons to court, etc.  In other words, they document daily life.  This fragment mentions an Egyptian who was called “Petosorapis, son of Horus, Christian” and is dated 256 CE.

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November 6, 2015 - 6:13 pm

rules out Constantine founding Christianity! 

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June 11, 2018 - 3:52 pm

FocusMyView said
rules out Constantine founding Christianity!   

Constantine was not the one that who founded “Christianity” but was he did help to do was Romanize “Christianity” Read the Bible about the “falling away” and “the great apostasy.” He legitimised an apostate Church.

 

Error is taught as truth..

 

”Spirit of error.”

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